The Week in Sports Pictures: Aug. 6 - Aug. 12

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Closing time

The Olympic Cauldron burns during the Closing Ceremony of the London 2012 Olympic Games on Sunday, August 12.

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End over end

Hungary's Andras Parti reacts as he falls during the men's cross-country mountain bike event during the London Olympics on Sunday, August 12.

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Going under

Riley McCormick of Canada competes in the Men's 10-meter platform diving semifinal at the Olympics on Saturday, Aug. 11 in London.

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Flipping out

Iran's Omid Haji Noroozi flips his coach Mohamed Ali Chamiani after defeating Georgia's Revaz Lashkhi in the men's 60Kg Greco-Roman wrestling final on Monday, Aug. 6 in London.

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Feet of fury

Competitors compete in the women's 20-k Race Walk at the London Olympics on Saturday, Aug. 11

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On the mat

Technicians pose for a souvenir photo at the conclusion of the boxing competition at the London Olympics on Sunday, Aug. 12.

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Tough to take

Spain's Ivan Perez Vargas, left, is consoled by teammates during a 14-8 loss to Hungary in the fifth place water polo match at London Olympics on Sunday, Aug. 12.

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Sports bites

Japan's Tatsuhiro Yonemitsu, right, battles against Canada's Haislan Veranes Garcia on the Men's 66Kg Freestyle wrestling match at the London Olympics on Sunday, Aug. 12.

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Too-high hurdles

China's Liu Xiang, second left, falls as Hungary's Balazs Baji, Poland's Artur Noga, Barbados' Shane Brathwaite and Senegal's Moussa Dembele react during a men's 110-meter hurdles heat at the London Olympics on Tuesday, Aug. 7.

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Storm brewing

Adam Scott of Australia walks off the course under dark clouds as play is suspended due to a weather warning at the PGA Championship on Saturday, Aug. 11 in Kiawah Island, South Carolina.